COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Ohio State University students were arrested Tuesday evening when a group of 50-60 demonstrators became “disruptive” to university business, according to spokesperson Benjamin Johnson.
One of those students, Yousef Munir, spoke with NBC4 Wednesday afternoon.
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“Even before the protest actually started, dozens upon dozens of cops are already there, surrounding us on every direction, along with more student life members than I’ve ever seen at any protest,” he said.
Munir is a member of the Ohio Youth for Climate Justice organization. He said they chose to stand up for Palestine due to similar objectives of climate justice and Palestine liberation.
“We knew that fundamentally, if we wanted to fight for climate justice, that meant we had to really support the fight for Palestinian liberation,” he said. “It ignores the social, political and economic aspects of the …